Baltimore vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2223
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5088
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$2305
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$577
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4221
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
78
😀 Quality of life
91
66
🏙️ Population
586K
12.6M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 326% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1330th and 8506th ($2223 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th and 518th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 121st and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baltimore Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2707
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1912
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.4
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2078
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.8
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1294
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17290
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Catonsville
$2363
21 km or 13 mi Owings Mills
$2498
23 km or 14 mi Columbia
$2664
30 km or 19 mi Laurel
$2299
31 km or 19 mi Edgewood
$2887
32 km or 20 mi Eldersburg
$2405
35 km or 22 mi Bel Air South
$2693
36 km or 22 mi Annapolis
$2917
37 km or 23 mi Bel Air North
$2619
37 km or 23 mi Bowie
$2417
40 km or 25 mi Greenbelt
$2436
42 km or 26 mi College Park
$2537
47 km or 29 mi Silver Spring
$2179
52 km or 32 mi Rockville
$2505
54 km or 34 mi Bethesda
$2701
55 km or 34 mi Gaithersburg
$2626
57 km or 35 mi Washington
$3139
57 km or 36 mi Georgetown
$2890
58 km or 36 mi Germantown
$2775
65 km or 41 mi Alexandria
$2982
66 km or 41 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2553
66 km or 41 mi Hanover
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Frederick
$2281
73 km or 45 mi Reston
$2675
74 km or 46 mi Springfield
$2279
75 km or 47 mi Waldorf
$2575
75 km or 47 mi Herndon
$2447
76 km or 47 mi York
$1948
77 km or 48 mi Fairfax
$2777
80 km or 50 mi Ashburn
$2807
84 km or 52 mi Leesburg
$2238
86 km or 54 mi Newark
$2091
87 km or 54 mi Centreville
$3236
88 km or 55 mi Lancaster
$1992
91 km or 56 mi Woodbridge
$2583
91 km or 57 mi Marumsco
$2504
95 km or 59 mi Dover
$2193
95 km or 59 mi Manassas
$2599
98 km or 61 mi Waynesboro
$1975
103 km or 64 mi Hagerstown
$1955

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619